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Historical
On the date of the outbreak of the German attack of May 10, 1940, the GB II / 15 is attached to the Group No. 15 of the "Reserved Air Forces" of the ZOAE (East Air Operations Area)..
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB II/15
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| Commander
GUITTENY Marcel |
1936
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Commanders
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
LACHEVRE Camille
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Commanders
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
SANTINI Jean |
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Civil-statut
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Photos |
Citations
& Decorations |
| BASTIDE
Jules |
Sergeant
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Radio
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Born on 12 September
1892 at Port la Nouvelle (11 - Aude)
Died at Castelnaudary (11 - Aude) on 3 February 1974
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| BAUDRY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Pilot
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| BREZAUD |
Sergeant
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Pilot
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| DEGALOR
F. |
Chief
Warrant Officer
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Pilot
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| DESRUELLES |
Master-Corporal
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Mechanic
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| GUITTENY
Marcel - Paul |
Commander
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Crew
Chief
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Cder
of Group
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Marcel
GUITTENY was posted to 15 Wing in 1935, and took command of
GB II/15 in 1936. |
Born on 2 February 1895
in Saint-Nazaire (44 - Loire-Atlantique)
Died at Maganc-Laval (87 - Haute-Vienne) on 19 March 1986
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| HAUTIERE
Yves - Jean |
Lieutenant
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Radio
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Yves
HAUTIERE entered the Ecole de l'Air in 1935. He was posted to
the 15th Air Wing at Avord in 1937. He was seconded to Istres
and then to the 703rd signal company in Lille until September
1938. He joinedGB II/15, with which he took part in the French
campaign. He went to North Africa and was placed on armistice
leave in 1943. He passed through Spain in July and landed in
Casablanca in November 1943. He was assigned to the heavy bombing
crews and moved to Germany in September 1945 until his assignment
to the Ministry of the Armed Forces in March 1946. He was posted
to the Mont-de-Marsan military air experiment centre in September
1947. He was admitted to the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre
Aérienne in October 1950. He received his staff certificate
in 1952, and was assigned to command the military air experiment
centre. In 1956, he was assigned to the General Inspectorate
for Armed Forces Manufacturing and Programmes. In 1958, he was
transferred to the National Defence Staff. He took command of
tactical air group 2 in Oran. In 1962, he was appointed Director
of the Centre Interarmées d'essais d'engins spéciaux
and Commander of the Colomb Béchar base. He was promoted
to Commander of military sites in the Sahara in 1964. Yves HAUTIERE
was appointed Technical Inspector of the French Air Force before
leaving the active service in 1967. |
Born
on 1 October 1914 in Rennes (35 - Ille-et-Vilaine).
Died on 18 May 1985 in Paris (75). |
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| LACHEVRE
Camille |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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Cdt 3rd
Sqn.
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Born 18 September 1906
in Fontenay-sous-Bois
Died in Perpignan (66 - Pyrénées-Orientales)
on 31 January 1993
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| SANTINI
Jean |
Captain
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Crew
Chief
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Cdt 4th
Sqn.
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| VERMAS |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Crew
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DEGALOR
F. |
Chief-Warrant
Officer
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Pilot
and instructor
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Farman
221 no. 11: The aircraft crashed during a night landing
on 17 May 1940. The right half of the undercarriage was collapsed,
but the aircraft, although deemed repairable, was abandoned
on the spot. |
| SANTINI
Jean |
Captain
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Gunner
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| BAUDRY |
Staff-Sergeant
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Student
Pilot
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| BREZAUD |
Sergeant
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Student
Pilot
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| BATISDE |
Sergeant
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Radio
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| VERMAS |
Staff-Sergeant
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Mechanic
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| DERUELLES |
Master-Corporal
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Mechanic
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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| Avord |
18
- Cher
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September
3, 1939
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| Romilly-sur-Seine |
10
- Aube
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November
2, 1939
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| Reims-Courcy |
51
- Marne
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December
16, 1939
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| Saint-Yan |
71
- Saône et Loire
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May
10, 1940
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| Lézignan |
11
- Aude
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June
16, 1940
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| Oran-La-Sénia |
Algeria
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June
18, 1940
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| Sétif |
Algeria
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June
19, 1940
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| Thélepte |
Algeria
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June
24, 1940
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on the map to enlarge
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Itinerary
of the GB II/15
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Aircrafts
The GB II/15 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
N ° of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 1 Potez 25
- 1 Bloch MB131
- 5 Farman F221-1
- 3 Farman F222-1
- 2 Farman F222-2
- 2 Farman F223-3
Casualties
The GB II / 15 did not have any losses to deplore during the Campaign of France.
Sources
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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